It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear.
Is there life before death?
Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.
All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon sand.
You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face.
If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.